400 bets vie for California gov

CALABASAS: Eighteen years after Arnold Schwarzenegger stormed to power, California is likely to hold its second-ever governor recall election — but this time campaign veterans say the odds are stacked in incumbent Gavin Newsom’s favor.

Confirmation is expected this month that an anti-Newsom petition, fueled by his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, reached the number of signatures needed to trigger the fourth governor recall vote in US history. Voters would be asked if Newsom — a Democrat — should go, and who they want to replace him if he does.